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Becoming the Woman I Needed to Be
A personal journey through growth, healing, and emotional maturity I have always been a fan of personal development topics. Human behavior fascinates me, and I’ve spent years reflecting on my personality. I’ve often admired women who carry themselves with finesse, grace, education, and a worldly sophistication. I would see them…
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No One Told Me About Perimenopause
I would like to use my blog to raise awareness about something I’ve been struggling with since the age of 38: perimenopause. I had some knowledge before it hit me hard. I’d come across it in books and articles occasionally. I even expected it to begin around age 35. But…
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The Currency of Love
Provocation is often met with anger on social media, in traffic, and at family gatherings, among other places. On the global stage, a spiral of violence is unfolding, making many of us feel unsafe. As I’ve pointed out in previous articles, there are smarter ways to respond than revenge, and it’s…
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Illusions of Likes
In a world where we constantly see others’ lives through filtered images, it’s easy to believe that the meaning of life is about impressing others. We want to show that we’re doing well, that we’re successful, loved, and seen. But in the chase for admiration, many of us lose touch…
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The Will To Go On
When I went to sea in 1962, at the age of fifteen, my mother gave me an envelope filled with poems. She feared that the rough, male-dominated environment on board would erase whatever artistic potential I might have had. One of the poems was “If” by Rudyard Kipling, a heroic call…
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Strength of Age
In the Philippines, it’s still common to bow one’s head and lift an elder’s hand to the forehead in a gesture of deep respect (mano po). It’s a simple and beautiful act that says, ‘I see you, I value you, I ask for your blessing.’ In many Western societies, this…
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Silent Life
Silence has been so present in my life over the past nine years that I’ve come to call this period The Years of Silence. It was never planned. The silence I now write about appeared like an old acquaintance when my wife, Grace, and I moved from Davao, Philippines, to…
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Imagine Something Better — and Act Now!
Warnings of an impending civilizational collapse are numerous. Many of our leaders belong to an establishment unable to respond with the responsibility the moment demands. Those who understand the gravity of the situation are not being heard. So what can we, those of us beginning to grow uneasy, do now?…
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Road to the North
It all began back in the Philippines before I ever set foot in Europe. My husband spent some time in front of his computer, checking out different Spanish regions. He was excited to show me the newest area he had found online. The photos were of the North: green, lush,…
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